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I. K. Dairo

Nigerian musician (1930–1996)
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1930
Date of death
1996, February 7, 1996[7]
Place of birth
Offa
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[8]
Ethnic group
Yoruba people[9]
Occupation
musician, composer, singer
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire[10]
Genre
traditional folk music, Jùjú music[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Yoruba, English, Nigerian Pidgin[18][19][20]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography[17]
End of work period
1996[22]
Given name
Isaiah[14]
Instrument
accordion, talking drum[15][16]
Personal pronoun
L485
Start of work period
1957[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en I. K. Dairo en Isaiah Kehinde Dairo en Isaiah Kehinde Dairo MBE de Isaiah Kehinde Dairo nl Isaiah Kehinde Dairo
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000365480490
VIAF cluster ID
230689747
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr93001332
GND ID
1036390853
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
IKDairo.png ↗
BBC Things ID
d2d9836f-bec1-44a6-9490-43602f762026
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14568406x
CONOR.SI ID
91984739
Discogs artist ID
1078376
Europeana entity
agent/base/81992
FAST ID
1723327
Freebase ID
/m/0b965t
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Grove Music Online ID
48943
IdRef ID
080879926
MusicBrainz artist ID
92fec04d-18fe-4a2e-9831-fc64c6da429d
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095657961
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv4pWfB4MQwBCbHW3bmVC
Yale LUX ID
person/6dc7e1a2-241e-4256-a634-d463b72fe396

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin
Occupation 3
composer, singer, musician
Genre 2
traditional folk music, Jùjú music
Instrument 2
accordion, talking drum
Award received 1
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Country of citizenship 1
Nigeria
Ethnic group 1
Yoruba people
Given name 1
Isaiah
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Offa
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

I. K. Dairo was born in 1930[1] in Offa[2]. He died in 1996[3]. He worked as a musician[4], composer[5], and singer[6].

FAQs

Where was I. K. Dairo born?

I. K. Dairo was born in Offa[2].

What did I. K. Dairo do for work?

I. K. Dairo worked as a musician[4], composer[5], and singer[6].

What awards did I. K. Dairo receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].

Related Entities

Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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